Thousands of ballots are disqualified each year in Ohio

3:28 AM,
Aug. 5, 2012

Written by

Barry M. Horstman
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Each election year, Ohio residents cast thousands of ballots that are not counted.

Despite efforts to simplify the state's voting to avoid the widespread discarding of ballots, significant questions remain about whether every Ohioan's vote will be counted Nov. 6 -- and whether the state, always pivotal in close presidential races, can assure the nation a timely, accurate and lawsuit-free count.

"If the Wednesday headlines the day after the election say, 'All eyes are on Ohio,' it probably won't be a good thing," said Ed Foley, an Ohio State University law professor and a nationally ...